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Kinesiology Major - 58-60 credit hours
Kinesiology is the study of human movement across a range of tasks including exercise, daily living, play, sport and work. Examination of the curriculum reveals thorough grounding in kinesiology courses ranging from the acquisition, performance and refinement of motor skills used to facilitate the physical activity as an educative tool. The Kinesiology major within the Physical Education department has five specializations including: Personal Training, Sport Management, Group Exercise Instructor, Nutrition, and Physical Education Teaching.
| Degree Requirements | |
| PED 281 Personal Health Science | 3 hours |
| PED 282 First Aid | 2 hours |
| PED 283 Field Experience in Sport and Exercise | 1 hour |
| PED 291 Motor Behavior | 2 hours |
| PED 298 Foundations of Sport and Physical Activity | 3 hours |
| PED 383 Kinesiology | 3 hours |
| PED 391 Biomechanics | 3 hours |
| PED 394 Measurement and Evaluation in Physical Education | 3 hours |
| PED 481 Physiology of Exercise | 3 hours |
| PED 487 Principles and Applications of Fitness Training for Exercise Science Majors | 3 hours |
| PED 491 Managing Organizations For Sport and Physical Activity | 3 hours |
| PED 492 Contemporary Issues in Sport and Exercise | 3 hours |
| PED 499 Practicum in Physical Education | 3-5 hours |
| Specialty Classes (5 hours) | |
| PED 111-199 | 5 hours |
| Other Required Courses | |
| CIS 151 Computer App. Business OR; other computer course approved by advisor |
3 hours |
| BIOL 121 Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 hours |
| BIOL 122 Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 hours |
| Specialty Area - choose one area (12 hours) | |
| Group Exercise Instructor | |
| PED 385 Methods of Group Exercise Instruction | 3 hours |
| PED 488 Program Design Healthy and Special Populations | 3 hours |
| PED 143 Aquatic Exercise | 1 hour |
| PED 181 Aerobics | 1 hour |
| PED 185 Step Aerobics | 1 hour |
| PED 199 Yoga | 1 hour |
| PED 199 Spinning | 1 hour |
| PED 199 Cardio Kickboxing or other fitness related course | 1 hour |
| Nutrition | |
| NUTR 376 Principles and Applications in Nutrition | 3 hours |
| NUTR 378 Nutrition for Fitness and Sport | 3 hours |
| NUTR 415 Dietary Supplements and Herb Use in Nutrition | 3 hours |
| NUTR 396 Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle | 3 hours |
| Personal Training | |
| PED 385 Methods of Group Exercise Instruction | 3 hours |
| PED 484 Exercise Testing and Prescription | 3 hours |
| PED 485 Methods of Personal Training | 3 hours |
| PED 488 Program Design for Healthy and Special Populations | 3 hours |
| Sport Management | |
| PED 332 Sport Facility Management | 3 hours |
| PED 333 Sport Marketing | 3 hours |
| PED 334 Sport Event Management | 3 hours |
| PED 335 Sport Publicity and Promotion | 3 hours |
| Teaching | |
| PED 292 Rhythms | 2 hours |
| PED 293 Teaching Developmental Activities | 4 hours |
| PED 294 Teaching Team Sports | 2 hours |
| PED 296 Self-Testing and Movement Fundamentals | 1 hour |
| PED 297 Teaching Individual Dual Sports | 2 hours |
| PED 299 Field Experience in Elementary School Physical Education
OR; PED 301 Field Experience in Middle/Secondary School Physical Education |
1 hour |
| PED 388 School Health | 3 hours |
| PED 392 Adapted Physical Education | 3 hours |
| PED 395 Curriculum Construction in Physical Education | 3 hours |
| PED 396 Teaching Physical Education | 4 hours |
| Additional PED 200-300 level courses approved by the Chair. | |
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